Judges and the General Direction of Legal Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (incl. its regional offices)

Methods of service:
(Art. 5(1)(2))

Personal service

Translation requirements:
(Art. 5(3))

In relation to Article 5, when the judicial and extrajudicial documents to be served in Mexican territory are written in a language other than Spanish, they must be accompanied by the corresponding Spanish translation.

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Costs relating to execution of the Request for service (Art. 12(2))

In relation to the second paragraph of Article 12, the costs incurred by serving judicial or extrajudicial documents will be covered by the applicant.

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Other Information:

Filling the blanks of the forms in Spanish is most appreciated (see however Art. 7(2)).

Oppositions and declarations
(Art. 21(2)):

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